Community Center Groundbreaking

May 20, 2014

GROUND BREAKING for The Shores at Five Island - Iowa Trust & Savings Bank Community Center was held last Thursday, May 15. Shovels were placed in the soil in preparation for construction to begin on the 10,860-square foot building. The facility will provide events with a picturesque backdrop of Five Island Lake. The Grand Ballroom can be partitioned into three separate meeting rooms. There will be a small conference room to service everything from board meetings to birthday parties and showers. A full catering kitchen will be available and the lounge will be the hub for golfers to sign in and pay green fees. Pictured Kelly Bay, Community Center Committee (far left); turning the soil (from the left) John Bird, Emmetsburg City Administrator; Michelle Kauten, Community Center Director; Kirk Haack, Capital Campaign; Tony Kauten, Emmetsburg City Council; Jack Kibbie, Capital Campaign Co-Chair; John Spies, Capital Campaign Co-Chair; Brian Campbell, Emmetsburg City Council; Julie Dunlap, Community Center Committee; Ruth Brown, Community Center Committee; Dan Cooper, Building Committee; Kris Ausborn, Capital Campaign; and Matt Barstad, Architect for Cannon Moss Brygger. The Shores at Five Island - Iowa Trust &?Savings Bank Community Center is projected to open Memorial Day weekend of 2015. --Jane Whitmore photo